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IHK BIO STONK ?A1' TOST.\\"l\l>NK;>l>AY. JAN. 8,1918.Pntilmhnl Kvi-ry Wi-ilni-ulay by theWISE PRINTING COMPANY,lurix-pi.ratr.lQILBBRT N. KNI?HT, - E.JItor.Unu Yonr,Six Months,Tliroo Months.JlOO.00.?BKiitortNt ?rrorOlnit t<> poilal regulation*?t Ute pott o/Hm ?t iii); Storni ?inp ?womut-clnn? nutti rSUBSCRIBERS are earnestly roquested to observe tbe ?Inteprinted on their address slips,which will keep them at niltimes posted as to tho dateof the expiration of their sub?scription. Prompt and timelyattention to this request willsave all parties a great deal ofannoyance,Adam is the only man to be?come famous for falling down.There surely is some class toPig Stone (lap's new post ofllcobuilding.Sudden popularity ruins fullas many men as sudden pros?perity.Au Optimist is a man who be?lieves two can live as cheaplyas one.Th.linings of the Boll lolophone system increased aboutthree millions last yonr.It's i.uliar that wocan'l geladvice from those from whomwe would appreciate it and al?ways get it from those fromwhom we don't want it.Tho real busy man alwayskeeps bis work far enoughahead so that he can entertaina friend a few minutes.A Pullman train was recentlyheld up in the west, but theportor locked himself out ofsight ami tin- bandits got noth?ing.liaising an aeroplane is notrick to the man who has suecossfull) raised a family ofhoys.\V( suppose the reasonwomen wear the huts thatcome down about their ears isso that they can'l hear the meanthings people say about them.Some of the best things ourmost successful men have pick?ed tip had been previously pass?ed over by those who are cuss?ing their luck.When the additional readsare completed under the newdistrict bond issue the Jtiollniond Magisterial I?istriet willhave about forty-live miles ofMacadamised highways.The few voters in the Rich?mond district who opposed thebond issue to complete our sys?tem of roads must have feltlonesome when the vote wascounted.The last report of SecretaryWilson, as head of the Depart?ment of Agriculture. whichcovers the achievements of six?teen years, the time "TamoJiltt" has served as chief of thisgreat branch of tho governmentservice, is crowded with inter?esting facts and shows what amarvelous growth the count!}has had since Mr. Wilson cameto the chiefship of the depart?ment. The dairy cow is one offile principal producers ofwealth on the farm and thevalue of her products in 1013 isestimated at about^30,000,000,an amount exceeds the value ofthe cotton lint and is nearlyequal to the combined value oflint and seed. The lowly henis another of the wonderful pro?ducers, it being estimated thatshe luid during the year 1912,1,700,000,000 dozen eggs and if;nn egg ia only worth a bent andthreo quarters it k'ivcs tho tidysum of $350,000,000, and if thisis added to tJit* value of thefowls raised, the products oftho poultry industry on farmsamounts to about $670,000,000,This nearly equals the value ofthe wheat crop. The animalssidd from tin- farm mid the ani?mals slaughtered on it togethernumber about 111,000,000, andthe farm value of these animalsis estimated at 11,080,000,000.Most productive of all agri?cultural years in this countrylias boon 1012, declares the re?port. The earth has producedits greatest annual dividend.The sun and the rain and thefertility of the soil paid no heedto human controversies, butkept on work ing ill CO-Opcrutiotlwith the fanners' obTortS to util?ize them. Tbe reward is ahigh general level ? >f produc?tion. The man behind the plowhas tilled the Nation's larder,crammed the storehouses, andwill send liberal supplies toforpign countries.Says the Charleston Newsand ('on i h i :Woodrow Wilson has I.nwarmly welcomed over andover again in many places, notonly as a candidate for oflico,but often when n college pro?fessor, and he will often againhe warmly welcomed at homeand abroad, no doubt; hut wofancy that In- never has In.more cordially received thanbe was received at Staun tonlast night. Augusta county,Virginia, is one of the mostprosperous in the valley. It isfamed for the hospitality of it,,citizons and the ideals of itssocial life. it stooil with oldVirginia in the dark days andit has been a proud part of oldVirginia over since. Not onlyhas the South had reason to rejoico greatly that at last herposition in the Union has beenvindicated by the election of aSouthern man to the prosidouC)hut Virginia especially rejoicesthat Southerner is her nativesou, re-establishing her claimas " The Mother of Presidents"and once more asserting herplace ns it lender of Nationalthought. Therefore. Virginiansgenerally have tut nod to Staun?ten to join in the greathome-coining celebration w hiebis a titling climax 61 all.thalf a eentuary of peace amireunion. Mr. Wilson feels thesignificance of the occasionId-slept last night where lirslhe saw the light of day. Hispeople have not forgotten him.They are proud of him andproud of the cause for which hestands. Tho celebration andovation are typically Virginian.Thole is plenty of heart behindthe noico a n d lights. ThePresident elect must feel it andh e must rejoice exceedinglytherefor.From Keokee.Mi and Mis K Shophard's >tli.i.-liv.- it.ni^lit.is )|U, I.,,Iii .- ,1,1Oraco, left Saturday for t'orbln, Ky ,vrbcro they im- attending school ut St.John's Institute, ?KrUmdaof Mr. end Mm I: K. Tag.milt ?ritt bo glad In team -that tholr lit0e son, ltalph, Jr., I? Donslderabtv In-;ter of pneumonia at 11,i? writing.1>i A hi an of ItrUtol spenl severalilayi in Keokce en professional businessDr and Mr> Moid, ol lti^ Stono Gap?i n- in Keokc? Friday, Dr. Lloyd Ailingtili regular appointment,Mis. Margaret llullltt, >?!' lllg StoneGap, aj^eiil aevoral dayi ?Ith her sister,lln. It K. Taggart,during tin terorelllneM of her little nephew, Italph, Jr.Miss Rebecca Iteynoldi left severaldays ago to vkdt homofolka In MiddlesboroE, i Shepherd,oui general ttii ahiior,? ,- ort tented thta Xm.is with a lit?- goldwaten by tin- employes >>t Keokeo, MiShepherd ii tlir )>>?.s?-,vv>r of nonvfriend*; In fact his friends are numberedby hu acquaintances, and in- is held inhigh esteem by fd| who know him. Mr.Shi-pheid was surprised when ho waspresentedwith Mali ? beautiful ami vilualiln g'ft, am! sji.l that WOfdl OOUtd 1101evpivHs hii pleasure am! appreoUtlonOeaconoas Adam* cortatoly re me u\bor?ed i reryooe eery pleasantly Xmas Wi?do nut think then- could tiave lie?-n aperson overlooked or forgotten.oLETTER TO THE EDITOR.j Mr. Editor:?As the Mayot i* tho Muni*Iclpal head of our town, I preI sumo he is the proper one toobtain Municipal informationI from, therefore, an a citizen Iwould like to ut?k Mayor Fleenorwhy, during his term as may?or the "Tax on amount is $1.40on $100.00" instead of $1 2.1 asit had beult for years prior tohis incumbency as Mayor.Citizen.Commissioner Koiner's NewAnnual Report Is JustIking Sent Out.The Annual Report of Com?missioner Kbinor for 1012 isnow Coming off the press. ThoReport is very interesting andvaluable to the practical farm?er. Within its pages is gatherbd n vhSl amount of new dataami information that the aver?age fanner would otherwiseprobably never see, because helias not the opportunity to getit or does not know where toapply for it. Comm'r Koinor,being a practical fanner him?self, knows just what helps thefanner needs to increase Insprofits The Report carries aspirit ol encouragement to thefanner to give more thought tohis fanning operations.This Report is well illustrat?ed. Mr. Keiner was the liestCommissioner in the South toillustrate his Annual Reports.This Report states that the ugriculttirnl values in Virginiahave largely Increased withinthe past twelve years. Thevalues have gone up from fT.'.'t,1)00,000,00 ill I?00 lo ?Tl?.OOO,000.00in ii>12. The Departmentof Agriculture has issued thisyear one million Itulletins toour Virginia farmers. Thenumber of farms has increasedmore than 20,000and the size ofthe farms has decreased fromacres to 100 acres. Tho farmer is learning the importantlesson that it pays better tofarm on the intensive plan,which simply means to growmore on less acres.The important subject of SoilImprovement is emphasized inthis Bulletin. The Commission,er -talcs (hat he has kept thisimportant subject to tbe fore?front ami will continue to .lo soas be regards this as the foun?dation of all BUGC OSSful farming.The work of the Department isbroadening each year, Residesthe publication of many Rulle!ins, the work of fertilizer an?alysis, the inspection of ngricultural seeds, the issuing ofHog Cholera Serum, which hassaved the farmers $100,000,00from loss the past year, thebiitlle with the insect enemiesof the farmer in fruit and vege?table growing, the Limo I.aw,the chestnut blight disease thaiis destroying millions of dollarsin our forests, the disseminationI of helpful information by Far?mers Institutes that have beenheld all over the State, ami theestablishment of small P.xpcrimeut Stations in the State.Tho report contains '200 pagesis devoted largely to the iliscussing of important subjects'that are helpful to the farmer,such as Soil Investigation,Brooding Plot for Corn, WhyWe should t i row Cover Crops.How to KradlontO Worst WeedsCultivation is Fertility, Howthe Soil Takes Phosphoric Acid,Some Fundamental Principalsof Fertility Maintonnco, Howto Keep Permanent Pastures,Breeding of Draff Horses inVirginia, Prulical Points aboutDairying, Silo, a Necessity oilthe Farm, Crops Profitable to(Iraze for Hogs. A Fist of FruitsPest Suited to DifforOUt Sectionsof Virginia, Methods in < IrchardCultivation, spraying OrchardsI'se of Concrete on Farm, Useof Gasoline Engines on Farm,Drainage, Cooperation, ItsBenofits, Successful TobaccoGrowing, llydrymeter and itsValue to Fruit Growers, A Dis?cussion of Help for Farmers byCo operative Credits in Secur?ing Loans on Long Time andLow Rule of Interest Everyfarmer in tho State should readthis valuable Report. It can behad by application lo Comm'rKeiner, who will be glad tosend it to all parties not onmailing list w ho will send himtheir names for this list.An Appalachia school marinI got mixed up in the windingJ door at nur new Federal huiltlI iug the other day and in her ef?fort to get On the inside foundherself where sbo started from,j and going away was heard toj remark that she was not going! to tackle that thing any more.Special Sale on All Shoes This Week.Wear theRed Cross ShoeAbsolute comfort?all stylesWe have the Red Cross snoe in every st\lc,from the extreme common sense to the very fash?ionable. Wear any model yon want?you getabidhitt comfort.Its sole is fiexiblt, bends with your foot. Thisprevents the burning and drawing caused by still"soles. It rests and relieves your foot in the wayyou have longed for. Your feet never tire inthe Red Cross Shoe.Let us show you the styles that will be wornthis season.Difvrds, $3.50 and ?4; llir;li Shoe*, f\ and /t>"Comfort rief style combined. Just what I?yus hiokiiifi for."n'It bends with your footpVdfjttsgiioeW. W. Taylor ? Sons.Remarkable Recovery.Three weeks age little RalphTaggart, the eighteen monthsold child of Mr. and Mrs. R. E.Taggart, <>f Kookee, was takensick with pneumonia, For thelirsl week Ii 0 did well andseemed to he on the road to re?covery. Ho suffered a relapse,however, on the tenth day,ami his condition became criti?cal. Doctor Tudor, who badcharge of the case, called to hisassistance Doctor Ardan, ofBristol, ^formerly of Keokee.These two, with two trainednurses a n d his brave littlemother, watched him nightanil day for over a week. Threetimes the doctors feared eachmoment would be his last; butthey never gave up, and kepiIns heart going with llrsl oneheart-stnnulantand Iben another. Each lime be rallied, amiaftor the last crisis, a week ago, Iit was evident that the fever]was broken and the victory won jThe baby is now out of danger. 1All honor, thanks and con?gratulations to the doctors andnurses.QrakdadW. G. Banks Dead.\V, ti. Bunks, after a linger?ing illness of more than a yearof Blight's disease, died at hishome iiere on Sunday aboutnoon. He had been very lowfor several days and his deathwas not unexpected. He wasabout 46 years of age, andleaves a wife and live children,all of whom were here at thetime of bis death, e x e e p tSimon, who belongs to thenavy and is at the present tunestationed in China. Funeralservices were conducted at theresidence Monday morning byRev, .1. B, Craft, pastor of theBaptist Church, of which thedeceased was a member, andthe remains were taken to TurBlue Grass Family Scales.?o many cooking recipes now daysoaHfor "IH pounds butter." "3 poundssugar," *42 pounds lard," etc., lhat to''guess*1 .it the weight of any e?*rt.un In?gredient oft on results indisappointmentii not complete failure.We sell yo? the Blue Grass FamilySealt-% at such ii tiMscnattt? prioo it'sqxtraTagance to ho without on**. A spoil... (due* to ntb'svwt'ighl) fr.tqum.tlymeans the prioo of a scale.Thon you'll also want to verify th#weigh ti of your purchases from day today. The frames of the Blue Grass srosliet-t Steel? The entire seal* is substanti?ally built. Dial sots at a slant makesreading easy. Ererjr pantry should harea Blue Grass Scale. Has yours?Let'*Mil you a Blue Grass. Its ao*curate.Beverley, Witt & Co.Successors to B A RH?N & WITT.l ire, Life, Accident and Casuality In?surance. Fidelity and (Ither Bonds.Real Estate and Commission Brokers.ODieoin Intennont Building. BIG STONE GAP, VA.Yoii,\n iia ami wmmTo prepare for Bookkeeping, Banking, shortSalesmanship and civil Servieo potltiu? now maiiredness houses and offices, and in government ser?vice, l'..siti,,ns secured for :ill who prepare for office work or nil tuition refund?ed \Vo liavo more calls for office hblp than we can supply and the demand forour graduates is increasing,NOW IS ?B TIMI T" H,'("N A BUSINESS BOURSE. Mld-Whitcr term opensJsaMsryitb, Write or cull nt once for our Special Rntcs.SOI IT 1115 KIV COMM?KCIAL SCHOOLChattanooga nnd Bristol, i'enn. Big Stone Gap, Va. Annlston, Aid.Charleston, S C. Winstun-Salom, N. C, Cnrtersvilln und Homo. (tu.The Suuth's Highest Indorsed ?nd WoM Prefrettlvc Huslness Coller.e.key Cove where burial took Iplace in tho Slemp cemetery jMonday afternoon. Tho de?ceased was a good citizen, ngood husband and father, andthe sympathy of the entire com?munity is with tho bereavedfamily.Mr. II. II. Kennedy, who banbeen mining foreman at LittleToms t'reek operat ion has ten?dered his resignation and hasaccepted a similar position withthe Stonega people and will;have charge of a Mine at Ston-|ega t '."burn Journal.Piano Contest,The following candidateshave entered the contest forthe Piano given away by S. A.Horton & Company and thoBig Stone Cap Post, full par?ticulars of which appears else?where in this issue, and at thecounting of the voles Mondayreceived the following:Uli! STONE OA P.Miss lllancli KllbouriiMis-. I 'ernte OllllSillMrs. .1. A. MonisMi?! lies., SumtesMrs It, M. K.lcteMiss Kiltie HortonMiss Virgin MastersM iss I !led Sworil ..Miss Kllen WaxMiss Lizzie MortonMlwOra (MickMiss Ali,.. ArcherMis- Itoiule rainier . .Miss Itntli Jem sM iss Kahnie JohnsonMrs. 'I'. K SturglllMiss i or;i ColvardMiss Virgic .loinsMiss Kthel HerronMi-s Aniauda Ijonberl1110 STONE OAP?It. P Ii. So. 1.Miss Imogine lleanian ito.oonMis- llaltlo Kaylor 48,150Mr- Will Hammond* 33,116Mr?. 0, I". Ma. ::o 310II1Q STONE GAP -H, 1'. [>. No. '.'Miss Holav; Parsons . ;;i B2S0 AI) KT.Mrs It I.. Howls. 7,035Mm. \V, Mi Pippins.40,760ATPAI.AI 11IA.Miss Myrtl- Smith.37,130IM HODEN.Miss IVarl Cowan. 3U,?6fi1,00010,63515,00549,80340,535:'.(>.'? 10i:t,a:T31,80014,70010,00030,8510,000Piano ContestPlann given away byE. M.COOPER & SONS,KEOKEE. VA.100 votes with every dollarpurchase, and 200 votes on oldaccounts. With every dollarpaid on subscription to The BigStone (lap l'ost 1000 votes willlie given.Contest Closes April 30, 1913.Slnndini! nl Candidates, Jan. 4, 111.)KKOKEK VAMiss Mallnda Wilt I04,G60Mrs. O. \V. King . luljSOOMiss Verlto Tiller . 200,800Miss Violet Thompson 80,760Miss Mallnda HuiT . ?.?-''?"Miss Mallnda Morrli .. 81,500Miss Nettie Morris ... . 11,o0oMis T K. Bobbins. . 77,7nuMis Nellie Manure. 71;850Miss Maude Flcenor.31,060Mrs. T. N. tagg 17,0.10Mrs George Gibson !t,100Miss Rditli Cochran 11,100Miss Nellie Fletcher 65 000Mrs. John Edena . 8,80aMiss Rh?da .limes. 5,780Miss Hellen Palmer. 34,300Miss Ethel Morris . 80,860Miss Mary Pratei ll',600Mrs Nellie l.avins . 87,33(1Miss Ethel llcrron til.s.'.oMiss Arkie Clark . 7,7l>0Miss l-".j>|>ie Morris 3,100Miss Amliia King 1,160Miss Mary Cooper . . 83,100Mrs. K. Tcague 11,960Miks Mollie I..?in- ?j.s.-.'ihiMiss Martha Denn. 8,750Mrs. ('has. Su-aekiT . lUl.tKKiMrs. J. I>. Clay . 4,550Miss Hazel Blevlua . .. 90,160Miss Anna May Clerk . 8,400Mis, Grace Shepherd 'i.ixxiMiss Sii-i,- Legg I7,:hs?Mrs. It. V Culbertaon 8,800Miss llarrlelte DotSOO r.'..ViOMiss Myrtle I?ay. 8,860Misa Stella Gibson. :i,.',ikiKEOKEE, VA.?R, V. It.Miss Una Cottier . 7,.';OoMiss Mumie Ijiuningham h.mh)Miss Alice Robins,. 7,000Mrs. Bertha CoUloaworth. .1,700